Leadership Skills Series Activities: The following are typical skills development seminars, some of which are offered each semester.

1. Organizational Development

• Panel presentations by local leaders—city council, school board, non-profits, describing service through governance and volunteer board membership
• Running effective meetings
• Team building/ropes course
• Mini-seminars tailored to student organizational needs
• Conflict Management within your organization

2. Service to Others

• Philanthropy and its centrality to a service ethic—Regents and other friends of the college share their experiences
• Integrity in leadership
• Presentations in chapel and other presenters and mentors share their own experiences, as well as opportunities and experiences available for students

3. Leadership Skills and Personal Development

• Developing cultural competencies
• Panel presentations describing personal/individual “paths to leadership” and vocational discernment
• Using strengths to develop their own leadership approach; to learn how to use their strengths in discerning vocational direction and career choice (Strengths Quest instrument)
• Building a co-curricular transcript that connects to your career
• Gender differences in leadership
• The power of networking to accomplish personal goals
• Bridging generational differences in workplaces and organizations